This report summarizes all water quality data collected
at Site KAL-90, Kalamazoo River in the Kalamazoo River at Silver Creek Basin of the Kalamazoo River Corridor Sub-Watershed, which is part of the larger
Kalamazoo River Watershed. (see map to the right)

Water sampling and measurements are conducted by Environmental
Health Bureau staff.

Kalamazoo River at Silver Creek (State of Michigan Basin ID #: 17 66)

Kalamazoo River

KAL-90

Northeast side of 'D' Avenue @ 'D' Avenue landing

Cooper Charter Township (15)

Site Code: KAL-90, Kalamazoo River

Sample

Sample

E. coli Bacteria

Water Temperature

Dissolved Oxygen

pH

Conductivity

TDS

Turbidity

Date

Time

(MPN)

(degrees F)

mg/L

% Saturation

(units)

(mS / cm)

(g / L)

(NTU)

09/24/2003

14:20

218.7

62.6

8.5

89.5%

8.73

0.646

0.4

20.6

09/10/2003

13:35

59.4

71.7

9.2

107.4%

8.34

0.625

0.4

9.9

08/06/2003

14:30

121.1

74.4

8.7

106.0%

8.29

0.634

0.4

16.7

07/23/2003

13:36

172.5

73.5

8.8

106.3%

8.38

0.624

0.4

18.2

07/11/2003

13:05

461.1

71.4

7.3

85.8%

8.29

0.627

0.4

21.1

06/27/2003

13:25

387.3

72.6

7.1

84.1%

8.16

0.660

0.4

8.0

06/13/2003

12:55

313.0

67.2

7.7

86.9%

8.14

0.653

0.4

10.3

05/30/2003

13:02

77.6

62.4

8.5

90.2%

8.17

0.673

0.4

13.1

09/13/2001

12:10

122.2

67.3

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

08/20/2001

12:00

435.2

66.4

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

08/02/2001

11:29

129.1

76.9

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

07/18/2001

09:23

272.3

74.0

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

07/05/2001

09:51

178.2

68.0

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

06/21/2001

10:00

118.7

70.0

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

06/07/2001

09:40

110.6

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

05/24/2001

09:46

191.8

66.1

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

05/10/2001

09:51

95.9

64.1

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

SummaryStatistics

Count

17

16

8

8

8

8

8

8

Average

203.8

69.3

8.2

94.5%

8.31

0.643

0.4

14.7

Minumum

59.4

62.4

7.1

84.1%

8.14

0.624

0.4

8.0

Maximum

461.1

76.9

9.2

107.4%

8.73

0.673

0.4

21.1

Above represents the summary statistics of ambient water quality conditions and below is a summary of E. coli bacteria results for KAL-90 (Kalamazoo River) between May 2001 and September 2003. This site is located in Section Number 15 of Cooper Charter Township, Northeast side of 'D' Avenue @ 'D' Avenue landing.

4 out of 17 water sample results exceeded 300 bacteria colonies per 100 ml of water.

5 out of 17 water sample results were between 130 and 299 bacteria colonies per 100 ml of water.

8 out of 17 water sample results were less than 130 bacteria colonies per 100 ml of water.